District plans five regional centers in place of accelerated schools
More details are emerging about the decision to close 13 privately run accelerated schools for over-age and under-credited students and replace them with District-run programs.For the approximately...
View ArticleWhere the cuts go deepest
Budget cuts would eliminate all funding for:Class size reduction in grades 6, 8, 9Common planning time in neighborhood high schoolsExtended dayReading Recovery in empowerment schoolsEmpowerment support...
View ArticleStudent: El Centro is hope
This guest blog post comes from Joandaly Chavez. Chavez attends one of the alternative schools slated to be closed.I want to start off by saying that every day I fight for my future, whether it’s in...
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Rally to save accelerated schools
by Jeniffer ValdezMembers of Youth United for Change rallied around City Hall yesterday to save the 13 accelerated schools that are on the chopping block for closure to help close a $629 million gap in...
View ArticleStudents key in saving accelerated schools, officials say
City officials yesterday gave students credit for their efforts to save a network of accelerated schools that were initially put on the chopping block by the School District as it sought ways to slash...
View ArticleYouth-organized campaign helps save accelerated schools
Author: by Jeniffer Valdez Members of Youth United for Change (YUC) were among the many youth who rallied and pushed for the District to maintain its 13 accelerated schools – and they were...
View ArticleYouth United for Change wins national honor
Youth United for Change, a local nonprofit organizing group, is due to receive an award for youth activism at the “Hot Schott Awards Gala” this Friday, December 9, during the three-day National...
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One Bright Ray graduates 62 students
Last Friday night, 62 students from what had been Fairhill Community High School and North Philadelphia Community High School received diplomas at a ceremony that celebrated resilience and second...
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Devastada por pérdida de empleos, Kensington ahora enfrenta recortes
Sub Title: La mayoría de los empleadores privados grandes se fueron hace años, y las escuelas, están viendo que sus fondos se acaban. Author: por Paul Jablow Author Bio: El escritor independiente...
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Devastated by job loss, Kensington now hammered by cutbacks
Sub Title: Most big private employers pulled out many years ago. Schools, a potential base for neighborhood recovery, are seeing their budgets sliced dramatically. Featured Title: From the February...
View ArticleWhat was the best part of your week?
We just finished a momentous week, and have spring break next week. Looking back, what was the best thing that happened to you in your classroom, at a meeting, on your commute, or in your increasingly...
View ArticleSRC adopts revised student code of conduct
The School Reform Commission voted Thursday evening to adopt a revised code of conduct that gives principals more discretion in handling disciplinary cases and prevents some infractions from being...
View ArticleFormer DVHS students facing big changes
By Benjamin Herold for NewsWorks, a Notebook news partnerThe 500 Philadelphia students who expected to attend one of the two alternative education programs previously run by troubled Delaware Valley...
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9th grade is still where most fall off track
Sub Title: Giving students personalized attention in large high schools continues to be a challenge. Author: by Paul Jablow Author Bio: Paul Jablow is a regular freelance contributor to the Notebook....
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Camelot Schools officials prepare to make Germantown High pitch on Wednesday
by Aaron Moselle for NewsWorksOfficials with Camelot Education will be in Germantown on Wednesday night to discuss the company's interest in bringing three alternative-education programs to the...
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Finding a different track to graduation
Sub Title: Alternative education gives students a second chance at getting a high school diploma. Author: by Monika Zaleska Author Bio: Monika Zaleska, a freelance writer and recent graduate of...
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Camelot’s CAO receives lifetime achievement award
by Naveed AhsanCamelot’s chief academic officer, Nilsa Gonzalez, received the lifetime achievement award in October from the Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents at the...
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